History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2023 History
Passage
The writers who profess to write the history of the Revolution that was enacted in India in 1857 do not try to discuss the real causes that led to it. On all great religious and political revolutions it is impossible to connect together the links apparently inconsistent without thoroughly understanding the principles which are at work. Mazzini, in a critical article on Carlyle's French Revolution, has said that every revolution must have a fundamental principle. A revolutionary movement cannot be based on flimsy and momentary grievances. The great principles of the 1857 revolt were Swadharma and Swaraj. Equally misleading is the theory that the rising was due to the annexation of Oudh or to the greased cartridges. The emperor of Delhi, Bahadur Shah Zafar, in his proclamation of Swaraj, said: Hindus and Muslims of India, arise, arise, O brothers.
What does 'Din Din' mean? Tick the correct option.
AProtection of Hinduism only
BProtection of Islam only
CProtection of one's own religion ✓ Correct
DProtection of one religion
Correct answer: (C) Protection of one's own religion — The answer is that Din Din means the protection of one's own religion.
Explanation
★The answer is that Din Din means the protection of one's own religion.
★The thunder of Din Din arose for the defence of religion during the Revolt.
★It became dearer than life when cunning and destructive attacks were made on religion.
★This call was tied to the sacred desire for Swaraj from the chains of slavery.
★It was a shared cry of both Hindus and Muslims, not of one faith alone.
★So it means defending one's own religion, making the third option correct.
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